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Galapagos

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June 18th 2009
High school science class first introduced us to Charles Darwin and the Galapagos islands. Many television programmes have since put the Galapagos islands near the top of our list of "must see" places around the world. WOW! We can certainly say they did not disappoint. We booked our trip before we left Scotland (due to the discount on offer at the time). To be honest we were unaware of the l ... read more

South America » Ecuador

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The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more